9/11 memorial has $24 admission charge and a tacky gift shop

[Goodnight]

Originally Posted by Wayland Woman

You couldn't have lived through the Vietnam war years if you can say this. The up keep on this (and all war memorials) is a small price to pay for the lives that were lost. If society doesn't want to continue the upkeep on places like this then maybe we should quite sending our young people off to war and disband our military all together. Think how much money that would save!

Oh, and charging an admission fee for the 911 museum---I see nothing wrong with that what so ever. They have an overhead just like any other place. Gift shop on sight? If the people visiting don't buy stuff it will dry up and go away, which it won't. I've never been in a museum that DIDN'T have a gift shop.

I most certainly lived through the Vietnam war, 50,000 deaths yet the simplicity of the monument and the emotion that it evokes is truly touching.

I am not against memorials, they are an important part of our history but in some cases they have been taken to extremes. Private investors can do as they want, I just think that the annual cost in addition to the initial funding is extreme. 911 was a tragedy of monumental proportions but there has to be some level of financial reason applied, politics played a great deal in the final product.

[seain dublin]

Originally Posted by lilyflower3191981

What seems to be the problem? The "tacky" gift shop and $24 admission charge will help running the memorial site. This is a market driven economy.

Try reading the article. The CEO of the 9/11 foundation is getting almost 400K a year. I understand it is the CEO, but how about a salary cap of say 200K?

As in the case of many charities, you find out a lot of it goes to cover ridiculous salaries and not for the cause itself, or the cost to keep maintain running the site.

And what a strange amount. Why not just round it up or down to $20 or $25.

And yes, the gift shop is beyond tacky and overpriced.

[dreamofmonterey]

targeting the gift shop as making money off 911 is quite the minor issue here.

The new 1,776 ft "freedom tower" is ugly, jmo. But Silverstein isn't known for his good taste.

[dreamofmonterey]

Originally Posted by DoD Guy

Oh, and to answer your question, what seems to be the problem?
Dipwads that are too thick to comprehend this site is sacred to some.

Indeed. Like Halliburton.

[Dude111]

Everyone that goes there is most likely tagged and PHOTO ID'D!!!!!

I wouldnt recommend going 10ft near it!!